MV Poem, previously MV Sunshine, was designed by Edwin Monk and built in Seattle in 1938 and plied the waters of Puget Sound for most of her years. Almost always shed kept she is is splendid condition having been well maintained and carefully updated over the years. In 2021 she moved to Victoria BC under new ownership and was renamed Poem. There she received substantial hull and systems upgrades including new planking, abandoning almost all through hulls and installing new quality bronze replacements. All new plumbing, wiring and electronics. Over the winter of 2022, 23 she underwent a substantial full interior refit, rebuilt bulkheads, cockpit rehabilitation and full refinish inside and out.
